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Just a quick one today. I trimmed out the light slots on the new piece, got it primed and base coated.
Here's how the slots compare on the 2 pieces. I think the proportions look more correct on the new piece.
More pics once I start the detail painting. . . this is the last piece!

Thanks, guys. Yeah, for the armor, I'm a big fan of black misting. It gives a nice subtle change to the tone of the colors.

UPDATE: January 9th

Aaaaaand. . . done! Yay!
Got the new chest piece finished up over the course of last night and today. Added those strange lighter green scratches to this piece also.
Here's a shot of both of them together. I really had to get the camera up high, otherwise the curve of the parts made them look strange! These things are really curvy.

And here's a detail shot of the upper portion.

So now, everything is sitting on my dining room table, waiting 24 hours to make really sure they're good and "gassed out" before I wrap them up for shipping. I'll be mailing the armor to Scott on Friday!

Eric,
These pieces truly look like works of art. Your work is amazing man, I can't thank you enough. Now, do I actually use these "works of art" for trooping???? Of course I will!
Thanks again for all of your efforts, and to FP as well for sending that replacement piece. This is really an amazing set of armor, I can't wait to see it. I'll Post some pics of what it looks like on my manequin when I get everythinig re-assembled.
You da man Eric, and best of Luck on your upcoming overseas adventure buddy!!

The armor got here safe and sound, and i'm ready to put it back onto my Fett Manequin. Before I do, i'd like to take a minute to thank SUPER JEDI for doing just an AMAZING job with this armor. Eric's work is just tremendous, and better than I could have imagined. If you ever have the chance, and priviledge, to have Eric paint something for, you will NOT be dissappointed!! He's IS truly one of, if not the best on these boards.
I'd also like to thank FP also for his unbelieveable V3 armor. It's accuracy is just stunning, and his craftsmanship is out of this world. Thanks guys!!
Anyways, here's the first few pics until I can get all of the velcro onto the armor:
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superjedi, is there any way you could post some hi-rez pics of all your recent boba related paint jobs? i'm thinking that those would be as useful (or maybe even more) as the reference cd/dvd from brak's for a painting guide.

Hi Saint N,
Wow! Although I think that's really nice of you to say, I don't think I would recommend using any member's paint job as reference when there are so many pics of the real deal available.

As I think I mentioned in another thread it's always going to be subject to a little bit of interpretation, because painting a helmet or armor comes down to a matter of taking a 2 dimensional reference picture, and transferring that by whatever method someone chooses to a 3 dimensional object. Even if the reference shots are really large and clear, you still have to "make it fit" the piece you're working on.

I have a slew of pics of the helmets and armor I've worked on saved, and most of them have been posted in my progress threads at one point or another. Some of them were taken with my older 4 Mp camera, and some with my newer 8 Mp camera, but none of them are nearly as hi-res as any of the pics from the TDH Archive, or the reference CDs. I'm happy to share my pics, but again, I would certainly recommend using the pics of the real items as reference.